Chapter 374 Brother Ling, You're Going in the Wrong Direction
Little Su Bao's eyes widened instantly. She pursed her lips and stared straight at her Ling-gege.
The little dumpling wanted to say something, but Ling Buqi's voice came from beside her ear: "Why did you bite me? Ouch, that hurts. You little brat, so fierce, which unlucky guy will dare to marry you in the future..."
The little dumpling fell silent instantly, its eyes filled with sympathy as it looked at Ling Buqi.
The red thread connecting the two of them is tied in a knot!
"Cousin!" Su Yun felt a headache coming on. She was already quite reckless, but her cousin was even more reckless.
She rubbed her temples, and at this moment she was thinking the same thing as Ling Buqi: how could her cousin, who was so fierce, possibly get married?
Her father had secretly told her to keep an eye on her cousin and not let her get into trouble.
“Little Su Bao… Look, your father’s guard is bullying me… Waaah… How am I supposed to live… He hugged me, but he doesn’t want to take responsibility…”
Su Ruanruan pushed Ling Buqi away and hopped on one leg, but she was whimpering and pretending to cry.
Little Su Bao's mouth had turned into an "O," and her eyes were wide open like copper bells.
"Ah... Ling... Su..." Little Su looked at the two of them, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.
The little dumpling had seen the world by following the mute old woman, but now she was still a bit lost.
"You... what did you say!" Ling Buqi's eyes widened instantly, and he froze as stiff as a stone.
"Her innocence has been ruined. You've hugged her again and again. She knows she's beautiful, but you can't do this!" Su Ruanruan raised her eyes, her pretty face showing a wronged expression.
But inside I was practically dying of laughter!
Let that brat keep nagging about me!
They really think she got her title as a border tyrant for nothing.
"You woman, you don't know anything..." Ling Buqi's cheeks flushed red, and she was completely flustered.
He darted away in an instant.
Little Su Bao looked at him with a complicated expression, then couldn't help but shout, "Brother Ling, you're going the wrong way!"
"Hahaha!" Su Ruanruan, supporting the carriage, laughed heartily, her whole being as radiant as a sunflower.
Madam Qian smiled and, holding Little Su Bao, said, "Look at this sweet little girl, you should learn more from her in the future!"
Fu Manduo and Su Yun looked over at the same time, their eyes fixed on Qian Shi, filled with disbelief.
Looking at the two young girls, Madam Qian said, "Our Great Shang Kingdom treats women very well. Don't always think that women can't do this or that. If you meet a man you like, just pursue him. Back then..."
A tenderness appeared in her eyes as she thought about meeting her man.
Fu Manduo looked at Qian Shi with admiration, wishing he could become her daughter.
Aunt Qian is truly amazing!
Su Yun's eyes flickered for a moment. What her mother taught her was different from what Aunt Qian said, but when she looked at Aunt Qian, she inexplicably felt that what Aunt Qian said was right.
"Okay, Mom. If I meet a cute older brother in the future, I'll tell him!"
Little Su Bao said to Qian Shi in a sweet, milky voice.
Madam Qian nodded, and just as she was about to speak, the curtain was lifted, and Tang Bugui, who was standing not far away, coughed lightly and said, "Sister-in-law, we've arrived. Mr. Wang asked me to come and call Xiao Su Bao to come and take a look!"
"We want to go too!"
Several young girls immediately rolled up their sleeves, their eyes burning with anticipation.
Mrs. Qian sighed, feeling very sorry for Xiao Su Bao.
Such a soft and adorable little girl, if she went along, what if…
“I’ll join you!” Madam Qian said, taking out all the face towels she had prepared earlier.
This face towel was given to them by Wang Mingyang. It was made of more than a dozen layers of gauze sewn together, and contained some mugwort leaves and medicinal powder.
She carefully put the ribbons on the little girls before looking at Su Ruanruan.
The little girl stood to one side with a limp and a furrowed brow.
"I'm lame and can't be of much help, but I'll contribute one hundred taels of silver!" she said, taking out a money pouch, taking out one hundred taels of silver and handing it to Madam Qian.
Su Ruanruan is not short of money; her mother is the daughter of a wealthy merchant and is very good at running a business.
Father depends on Mother to support him!
Madam Qian was taken aback, glanced at Tang Bugui, who said, "Take it, I'll remember this!"
"Thank you, Uncle Tang!" Su Ruanruan chuckled, a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
At this moment, Ling Buqi had already gone to help the village chief.
Those people almost attacked Village Chief Ma, but fortunately Ling Buqi arrived in time and pulled those who wanted to rush out back.
When Xiao Su Bao and the others arrived, the villagers' faces were extremely grim.
"What are you doing? Why won't you let us out!" They looked at Ling Buqi with intense hostility in their eyes.
Village Chief Ma looked anxious. He stood in front of the villagers and said to Ling Buqi, "Young man, you must leave quickly and get out of here!"
He couldn't say that there was an epidemic in the village; after all, if others found out, the whole village would suffer.
"Village chief, what are you doing?"
The tea vendor returned with his load on his shoulder, and he looked at the village chief with a furrowed brow.
"You... well, never mind, you all go back first. And Ma San, Liu Tiezhu, you all go back!" Village Chief Ma's face grew increasingly grim.
Wang Mingtian, carrying his medicine box, walked up to Village Chief Ma.
Little Su Bao followed behind him carrying a small medicine box.
This was specially made for Xiao Su Bao by Wang Mingtian.
"I am a doctor!" Wang Mingtian looked at Village Chief Ma and smelled a medicinal scent on him.
Village Chief Ma's expression changed slightly. He wanted to say something, but before he could speak, he heard Wang Mingtian continue, "We came from the Lan County government office!"
Upon hearing this, Village Chief Ma's gaze towards them became even more complicated.
His voice trembled and his face turned pale, thinking that the county government had discovered what was going on in their area.
"Please, sir, save us!" The village chief, despite his advanced age, knelt down directly before Wang Mingtian and the others, disregarding everything else.
"Village chief, what's going on? Why won't you let us out?" One of the men who had been arguing the loudest earlier looked at his village chief with a rather unpleasant expression.
Xiao Su Bao was slightly taken aback. Looking at the merit on Village Chief Ma's body and the black aura slowly dissipating from his head, she was filled with amazement.
Wang Mingtian stepped forward and helped him up, then said, "Let's go, let's go into the village first and tell you the details!"
Village Chief Ma trembled as he struggled to his feet. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the little girl carrying a medicine box.
“You can go in, but this child shouldn’t go in. I’m worried he might catch the illness…” Village Chief Ma said, looking at Xiao Su Bao.
Little Su Bao stepped forward from behind her master. She looked at Village Chief Ma's full head of white hair and said in a soft, childlike voice, "Don't be afraid, it's alright, everything will be alright!"
Village Chief Ma looked down at Little Su Bao and was slightly taken aback. The little dumpling's eyes were extremely clear, and as soon as she spoke, he felt much more comfortable.
He chuckled self-deprecatingly, probably because he had been under too much pressure lately. Seeing people from Lan County made him feel a sense of relief.
"Thank you for your kind words, young lady, but..."
"It's alright, she's my apprentice. She'll learn more from me. The epidemic in Lan County has been brought under control. Let's go in and take a look!"
Wang Mingtian took Village Chief Ma's hand and led him towards the village.
He raised his eyes and looked at the sky above Majia Village. From a distance, he could see dark clouds, but as he got closer, he found that it was hot and humid here, with no sign of rain.
He sighed, a hint of something unreadable in his eyes.
"I only realized something was wrong yesterday, so I led some villagers to surround the village overnight..."
It must be said that Village Chief Ma reacted very quickly, which prevented the spread of the disease.
Today, he stopped everyone, whether they came to the village or wanted to leave.
Wang Mingtian led them to his home first.
There are already about ten people sitting here, most of them coughing, feeling tightness in their chest, and looking pale and unwell.
"Village chief, please take a look at my son! He coughed non-stop last night, and this morning he coughed up blood!"
A woman holding a little boy spoke to Village Chief Ma.
The others remained silent, waiting quietly to the side.
When Xiao Su Bao and Wang Mingtian walked in, the villagers were slightly taken aback, but they quickly looked away.
"I have some medicine here. Let's brew it first and give it to the sick people in the village who don't have the disease!"
Wang Mingtian said to Village Chief Ma, who was standing to the side.
"Su Bao, come with your master to see a doctor!" Wang Mingtian glanced back at the little dumpling and sat down directly at the consultation table.
The villagers were slightly taken aback, and then Village Chief Ma said, "This is a doctor from the city; his medical skills are much better than mine!"
“But we don’t have much silver!” someone immediately said.
Wang Mingtian waved his hand and said calmly, "No money is needed. Just come up here and let my apprentice take your pulse, and that will be the consultation fee!"
Some people looked at Xiao Su Bao with curiosity, but no one spoke up. Everyone's eyes were filled with a hint of joy.
Wang Mingtian showed it to the little boy first.
After taking her pulse and asking her questions, he said, "Su Bao, take a look!"
This was the first time Xiao Su Bao had taken someone else's pulse, and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
She had been studying with Doctor Song for more than two months. Her senior brother said she had excellent talent, but lacked a bit of experience.
“Master, this young man’s pulse is strong when you lift it but weak when you press it, like a diabolo floating on water…” Little Su Bao was a little nervous at first and didn’t dare to speak too loudly.
But gradually, he started to take it seriously.
Wang Mingtian listened to the little dumpling's words with a hint of joy in his eyes. This good disciple was indeed exceptionally talented.
Old Song is not bad either. Although his medical skills are not great, he is good at teaching students!
"That's right. He has an external pathogen invading his body. The external pathogen attacks the surface of his body, and the body's defensive yang energy resists it, causing the body's righteous qi to overflow and the yang qi to rise to the surface..."
Wang Mingtian was teaching his apprentices while also prescribing medicine for the children.
The first child wasn't infected with the disease, but spending so much time with these people inevitably led to it.
Wang Mingtian made them drink a bowl of medicine before letting them go.
"Sir, can I help you? My name is Ma Maidong, and my father brought you in earlier!" The boy was about ten years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He wasn't exactly handsome, but he was still quite good-looking.
"Let me see your hands!" Wang Mingtian said to Ma Maidong.
The boy obediently showed it to Wang Mingtian, who then examined his hand closely before raising an eyebrow.
"Master~" Seeing that her master hadn't spoken for a while, Xiao Su Bao couldn't help but glance at the boy's thirst for knowledge and called out to her master.
"Alright!" He released the boy's hand and then said, "Just listen from the side!"
After a pause, he said to the boy, "You should thank my apprentice. If it weren't for her, you wouldn't have had this opportunity."
Ma Maidong quickly bowed to Xiao Su Bao and said, "Thank you, young lady!"
Little Su Bao shook her head and said in a soft, childish voice, "No need..."
Wang Mingtian stopped looking at the boy and continued taking his pulse. It took more than a dozen people a full hour to finish examining him.
But Xiao Su Bao learned even more; she was like a sponge, constantly absorbing knowledge she had never seen before.
It was already evening, and they definitely couldn't leave today!
While Qian was outside, she helped brew the medicine. Some local thugs tried to take advantage of the situation to ask for more medicine, but she dealt with them all.
Even Ling Buqi couldn't use it.
However, seeing that it was almost time, Madam Qian went over to cook for everyone.
After cleaning up the wolf and wild boar meat, Qian used the village chief's kitchen to cook a big, delicious meal.
She used to be the cook in the village, so she wasn't slow at preparing these dishes.
Xiao Su Bao and Tang Bu Gui only see each other during mealtimes.
The father and daughter didn't say a word, but they ate the two bowls of rice, one large and one small, with great relish.
Others kept glancing at the father and daughter, mainly because they had brought their own bowls to eat from...
One character is big, three characters are especially big!
After they had eaten their fill, they still couldn't rest. They had to inspect everyone in the village before carrying out disinfection.
This plague outbreak has only lasted a day or two, and tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
Xiao Su Bao and Wang Mingtian continued their consultations, but this time they weren't very fast either. Wang Mingtian described each person's symptoms.
Fu Manduo, standing to the side, quickly jotted down their symptoms on paper.
Su Yun and Sanpang maintained order and were also responsible for giving medicine to everyone who came.
Mrs. Qian felt sorry for Xiao Su Bao and wanted the little girl to rest, but Xiao Su Bao refused.
It wasn't until dawn that the hundred or so people in the village had finished watching.
Fu Man had fallen asleep long ago. Tang Si rubbed his wrist, looked at the stack of papers, and felt that the people were truly suffering.
He had studied in An County with his uncle before, so he had no idea about these things.
But seeing that there were hardly any people in the whole village without any health problems, I felt a pang of sadness.
"Sir, please have some tea. This is a medicinal tea that my father made himself. It's not as good as the ones outside, but it can relieve fatigue!" Ma Maidong brought over a cup of coarse tea.
Wang Mingtian didn't stand on ceremony. He picked up the tea and smelled it, and his impression of Village Chief Ma improved. The herbal tea was indeed quite good.
Ma Maidong poured another cup for everyone else.
Village Chief Ma rushed in, his eyes red, but his face showed a hint of relief.
"Those medicines are really effective. The villagers with milder symptoms have improved a lot, and even those with serious illnesses have recovered somewhat after taking those medicines!" Village Chief Ma also got some medicines himself, but they were not as good as the ones Wang Mingtian and the others brought.
Little Su Bao watched as the black aura on Village Chief Ma's head completely dissipated, and even a trace of merit light emanated from his body.
This village chief is a good person!
She was thinking about this when she turned to look at Madam Qian.
"mother!"
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